CHapter 11- Male-Female Differences Flashcards
What did the study on college students find about love and gender differences?
men were likely to initiate relationship to fall in love, if they broke up it was cause of the women and the men were sad
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what are some double standards we have in our culture?
men can cheat but if women do it they are considered slutty; when going through puberty, boys are more open about masterbation than girls and girls focus more on love
what are some stereotypes we have on gender? (3)
women are excessively sexual, but then men are also more likely to dominate women in sex and women are more likely to use sex to get something they want
-women are more interested in love than sex and vice versa
What did Mead find in terms of cultural differences in the New Guineas people?
the Arapesh- both genders showed feminine characteristics
the Mundugumor- both genders showed masc. characteristics
What did Whiting and Edwards find when studying 13 different cultures?
feminine (nurturing behav.) most consistent with girls; boys had egotistic dominance (controlling other people to get what they want)
who has better spatial abilities b/w men and women?
men
what does darwin think about material instinct?
its an inborn emotional tendency to take care of other people, triggered by helpless child
Freud believed “anatomy is _____”, why?
destiny; you identify with your same-sex parent so you take after everything
what is andrgoen?
the male hormone
What is Turner’s syndrome?
have chromosome XO; has female genitals but no ovaries
What does Erikson say are the gender differences in traits?
male traits = active, warring (tied to outward genitals)
female traits = nurturing, gentle (tied to internal genitals)
What 3 archetype did Jung create for gender differences
anima - fem. inner personality for males
animus - masc. inner personality for females
androgyny - consolidation of both male and females
what is the evolutionary theory of gender diff regarding sex diff?
men sleep around more to spread their genes, women carefully chose their partners cause we have limited time, spend 9 months
What are the 4 groups Bem’s sex role inventory classify the groups into?
feminine- high in fem. characteristics
masculine- high in masc. characteristics
androgynous - high in both masc. and fem.
undifferentiated - low in both masc. and fem.
